Denmark’s Star Air to add freighter capacity

Maersk-owned cargo carrier Star Air (Denmark) (SRR, Copenhagen Kastrup) is looking to expand its capacity by one or two aircraft,… Read More »
United Airlines to debut B737 MAX 8 ops in early 3Q21

United Airlines (UA, Chicago O’Hare) has scheduled its B737-8 commercial debut for July 15, 2021, although it has yet to… Read More »
American to deploy A321neo(XLR)s on transatlantic routes

American Airlines (AA, Dallas/Fort Worth) intends to deploy incoming A321-200NX(XLR)s on transatlantic routes from Philadelphia Int’l, and possibly also from… Read More »
Ryanair to appeal if Italy channels state funding to ITA

Ryanair (FR, Dublin Int’l) will lodge an appeal in the European courts against the EUR3 billion euros (USD3.65 billion) in… Read More »
Garuda Indonesia early terminates B737 leases

Garuda Indonesia (GA, Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta) will return two of its B737-800s to one of its lessors before the period of… Read More »
Hong Kong Airlines mulls job cuts, A330-only fleet

Following reports earlier in the week that it would do so, Hong Kong Airlines (HX, Hong Kong Int’l) told employees… Read More »
Cathay Pacific given extra year to tap $1bn gov’t loan

Hong Kong’s government has agreed to give Cathay Pacific (CX, Hong Kong Int’l) an extension on the drawdown period for… Read More »
AerFin to support Smartlynx on its new cargo journey

AerFin has signed a rotable component support agreement with European ACMI and charter specialist operator SmartLynx (SLX), supporting its fleet… Read More »
New FAA weight rule could result in more fat fliers getting bumped from flights

A change in an FAA weight rule could result in more fliers getting bumped from flights and more baggage delays…. Read More »
How processed foods became so unhealthy

From the moment one innovative ancient human decided to cook their meat on a fire at least 400,000 years ago, to… Read More »
Qatar Airways halts A350 deliveries after jet surface paint problem

Qatar Airways said the surface below the paint on some of its Airbus A350s was deteriorating faster than expected and… Read More »
Boeing lifts price tag for Air Force One contract – USAF official

Boeing has told the U.S. Air Force that the price of the next-generation presidential aircraft could rise, and sought more… Read More »
Boeing delivers 10 737 MAXs and two 787s in May

Boeing said it delivered 10 737 MAX jets in May compared with four a month earlier, as the U.S. planemaker… Read More »
Navy, Boeing make aviation history with the first air-to-air refueling using an unmanned aircraft

The U.S. Navy and Boeing, for the first time in history, have demonstrated air-to-air refueling using an unmanned aircraft –… Read More »
Luxury travel operator offering idyllic a Virtual Whisky tasting experience to Scotland

Over the past 13 months, the pandemic has forced us to adjust everything from the way we travel to how… Read More »
Toronto lockdown is one of the world’s longest

Toronto restaurants have been closed to diners for over 360 days since the start of the pandemic, giving the city… Read More »
New ‘digital nomads’ are changing Miami’s economy

The Onyx development at 21500 Biscayne Boulevard in Aventura. Miami’s sub-markets are heating up as new-to-market tenants increasingly dominate the… Read More »
Supersonic travel fever is heating up

“People have always wanted to travel fast, ever since the first person galloped across the plains on horseback,” says Mike… Read More »
Here’s your first look at Boom Supersonic XB-1 demonstrator aircraft

Boom Supersonic is closer than ever to its goal of introducing supersonic commercial aviation back to the global stage —… Read More »